Intelligent safety kicked in all of a sudden in the middle of the highway at 30 mph. Car braked all of a sudden.

A week later, at 10 mph, a man was walking next to my car and Intelligent Safety kicked in violently.

I did not wash my G30 for the last 50 days, maybe the camera got dirty?

I was stressed once the car braked so hard as the car behind me could have hit me...

I decreased the sensitivity of intelligent safety and washed the camera (front wind shield)

Did anyone experience the same problem where Intelligent Safety kicked in all of a sudden?

I got my car washed a few weeks ago, and the guy put the car in reverse and let go of the brake which caused my car to stop 3 or 4 times and he was freaking out. There was something he was about to run over on the ground like a towel or something.

I got my car washed a few weeks ago, and the guy put the car in reverse and let go of the brake which caused my car to stop 3 or 4 times and he was freaking out. There was something he was about to run over on the ground like a towel or something.

OOOOOO the reversing auto brake feature had happen a few times, especially when there is snow and its covering the sensors... freaked me out a few times... So I currently disabled that feature...

I have had my 530e for six months and covered some 5000 miles, system has triggered on numerous occasions but never braked by itself.... until last Wednesday. I was on a clear road, no traffic or pedestrians, weather was good and dry, car was clean. I was travelling at about 25-30 mph on a road I use every day on my way to work when suddenly the car did a full emergency stop all by itself. I reported this to BMW and they have taken the car into a local dealer where itís has been for over a week. They have apparently updated all of the Ďmodulesí with the latest software and road tested the car. Iím not sure I will ever feel the same about the car as I will never really know if the fault has been cured. I wanted to be able to turn the system off as I feel that the safety system is a safety issue in itself, but BMW will not do this as itís a safety system!
This is my ninth BMW on the trot and I feel it may be my last.

I have had my 530e for six months and covered some 5000 miles, system has triggered on numerous occasions but never braked by itself.... until last Wednesday. I was on a clear road, no traffic or pedestrians, weather was good and dry, car was clean. I was travelling at about 25-30 mph on a road I use every day on my way to work when suddenly the car did a full emergency stop all by itself. I reported this to BMW and they have taken the car into a local dealer where itís has been for over a week. They have apparently updated all of the Ďmodulesí with the latest software and road tested the car. Iím not sure I will ever feel the same about the car as I will never really know if the fault has been cured. I wanted to be able to turn the system off as I feel that the safety system is a safety issue in itself, but BMW will not do this as itís a safety system!
This is my ninth BMW on the trot and I feel it may be my last.

All cars with these sensors experience this to some degree, or better said they have the possibility of experiencing this, and there was an extensive write up in the WSJ recently looking at this across manufacturers.

The safety systems are great, but they aren't yet fully capable of replacing human drivers and can be impacted by a variety of factors. Having a clean car is a must as dirty sensors can cause problems, but as the BMW manual notes so can certain conditions.

You can also disable any of the systems individually or all at once via the button in the car or in your profile. Honestly, it only makes sense to read the manual if you're operating a car with these systems so you can actually understand how they work...

in my former car (F01) the brake warning and activation was far too sensitive, even when set to "late", so I often turned it off. The G30, so far, is not nearly as sensitive.

False alarms are not unknown and I read about it in Car & Driver as well. Personally, I don't like the system, but then I also don't like the blind-spot monitor but yet it saved me once (I wasn't paying enough attention) so I do see the benefit to these systems and leave them on most of the time.

I fear for us when these systems get older and more sensors, wiring, computers, etc. start to fail.